BlackBerry will bring the BlackBerry Z3 smartphone to the Middle East.

The new smartphone is expected to be available in United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) in the month of July followed by Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait later this summer. Starting today, the BlackBerry Z3 can be pre-ordered in the UAE through the BlackBerry Store in the Dubai Mall.

The BlackBerry Z3 features a 5" touch display, messaging and typing features, long battery life, is equipped with BlackBerry 10 OS version 10.2.1 and is Android app compatible.